Last week there was an article in the CrossFit Journal (If you don’t subscribe to this shame on you) written to CrossFit coaches about how to coach from scratch. Some of you reading this remember when you first walked into the gym and saw some of the “big dogs” tossing around big weights and doing very fast pullups back to back.  But there are...

Hope you are all doing great this week.  Somewhere along the path to success it’s inevitable that you will fall down.  I can’t count the number of times that I have. I also know that as CrossFit athletes we have all had to dig deep and find that little extra something to finish a big WOD. Please watch this video.  Next time you fall or don’t...

This is a post I have been thinking about writing for some time.  I actually started training people in Pilates long before I became interested in CrossFit.  So when I see various pictures of CrossFit athletes around the country downplaying Pilates as a viable method of exercise I stand up and take notice.   My personal journey with Pilates came from a...

“Buser” Matt Buser one of the original members of Crossroads Bootcamp and CrossFit on 18th severely injured his girly parts in a horrible ambush WOD written by John Benz. Out of complete humiliation he has transferred his job and residence to Cincinnati, OH.  He will be terribly missed. He leaves a strong legacy of some of the best CrossFit...

Hope you all are well.  Feeling a little sore today from throwing the Shot Put for the first time in 20 years.  With all the CrossFit training it still felt pretty good but I have a long time to go.  But that’s a story for another day. One of the biggest flaws we see in Olympic Lifting technique is foot placement in both the snatch and Clean and...

Hope you all had a great weekend and better yet looking for another super challenging CrossFit Games WOD this Thursday.  (stay tuned for specifics) It was awesome to be back in NW Arkansas last weekend for CrossFit Kettlebell Certification training and a little ghost hunting in Eureka Springs.  Since we didn’t find any real ghosts other than my damaged...

Another week and another CrossFit Games open WOD to do at the gym tomorrow. After reading the WOD and thinking about a personal strategy I remembered hearing a statement tha using rubber bands for scaling pullups, muscle-ups and dips are the “Crack of CrossFit”. Meaning once you get on them they require some pretty heavy rehab to get off...

Hello CrossFit on 18th One of the reasons CrossFit burns more calories than any other exercise isn’t necessarily that you can burn more calories in an hour than say a cardio kickbox class (even though it can and does).  It’s because the nature of what is called High Intensity Functional Movements across broad Time and Modal domains raises your...

Big thanks to everyone who participated in last nights WOD and an even bigger thanks to those who have chosen to use CrossFit on 18th at their affiliate to submit scores in the open games. If you haven’t seen this film yet check it out. Admittedly my double-unders need a huge amount of work but its nice to watch someone who can really nail...

CrossFit on 18th and Crossroads Bootcamp is excited to be a participating CrossFit Affiliate for the CrossFit Games Open Division. Every Thursday starting March 17 for the next 10 weeks all Thursday CrossFit classes (Except CrossFit Express) will do the WOD posted on the CrossFit Games Site. If you want to participate and have your times submitted by us please...

The Bench Press  is at least in mainstream America the question that men ask each other to access their strength.  The NFL combine requires maximum reps with 225 pounds (185 for backs) as it’s primary test of strength.  CrossFit would say that to judge ones strenght based upon a single exercise to be a poor choice.  In fact you will commonly hear the...

One of the reasons I fell in love with CrossFit training was its multi-demsional approach to training.  Meaning that CrossFit doesn’t have a goal of running a marathon, lifting the heaviest weight or sprinting fast, it’s goals are quite different.  The goal of CrossFit is to become the best multi-disciplined athlete possible.  Basically CrossFit...